Akrotiri West House Upper Floor
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)·Neolithic·🇬🇷 Cyclades, Thera, Greece
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About Akrotiri West House Upper Floor
Akrotiri West House Upper Floor in Cyclades, Thera, Greece is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal site extent 150 × 90 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 36.3510N 25.3960E controls access to Cyclades resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient village for Cyclades, Thera, illustrating Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 4000 BCE–500 CE
- Period
- Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and residential complex
- Rediscovered
- 1965 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 4000 BCE–500 CE
Initial construction of Akrotiri West House Upper Floor main structure
c. 1945
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1960–2005
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Akrotiri West House Upper Floor) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
36.3510° N · 25.3960° E · 395 m · 3 mapped features
Akrotiri West House Upper Floor — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient village — Site extent 150 × 90 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
36.3518° N · 25.3969° EAkrotiri West House Upper Floor — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
36.3500° N · 25.3953° EAkrotiri West House Upper Floor — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
36.3525° N · 25.3972° E